This paper is published in Volume 3, Issue 4, 2018
Area
Computer Science
Author
Girish Khanduri
Org/Univ
Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula, Uttar Pradesh, India
Pub. Date
06 April, 2018
Paper ID
V3I4-1180
Publisher
Keywords
Urban Health Centers, National Urban Health Mission, Health Information Technology, Health Infrastructure, Out of pocket expenses, marginalized community

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Girish Khanduri. Use of Health Information Technology (HIT) to improve urban health services: an innovative approach to augment and revitalize urban health centers of Dehradun, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARnD.com.

APA
Girish Khanduri (2018). Use of Health Information Technology (HIT) to improve urban health services: an innovative approach to augment and revitalize urban health centers of Dehradun. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 3(4) www.IJARnD.com.

MLA
Girish Khanduri. "Use of Health Information Technology (HIT) to improve urban health services: an innovative approach to augment and revitalize urban health centers of Dehradun." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 3.4 (2018). www.IJARnD.com.

Abstract

Urbanization has risen exponentially in Dehradun after the creation of Uttarakhand state on 9th November 2000 and Dehradun city was declared the interim capital of the state. Rapid urbanization has led to the sudden surge of migrants, expansion of the city boundaries, vast rise in slum populations and urban poverty, which have correspondingly thrown multiple challenges for managing health services and its determinants, comprising water, sanitation, waste disposal, Communicable and Non-communicable diseases, Trauma, Drugs & Alcohol abuse, Domestic violence, etc. Despite the immediacy of urban poor to urban health facilities, their access to facilities is badly confined and the urban poor are more vulnerable and worse off than their rural counterpart because of inadequacy in the urban health delivery system, ineffective outreach, and weak referral system, which are multiplied further by lack of standards and norms for the urban health facilities. Raised catastrophic out of pocket expenses has evaporated the earnings of the poor people, residing in the outskirt and slums of the city. Recognizing the seriousness of the problem, National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) was launched as a separate mission in years 2013 with an objective of improving the health status of the urban poor particularly slum dwellers and other marginalized sections. In line with the objective, Uttarakhand Health & Family Welfare Department is running 39 UHC (Urban Health Centers) in four districts of the state. This paper briefly outlines an action plan for revitalized, revamp existing urban health services in District Dehradun with use of Health Information Technology.
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